Crayon holder



Oct. 13, 1-942.

F. v. ORLING CRAYON HOLDER 2 sheets-sheet 2 Filed OCt. 6, 1941 f 2 ML; 0,,

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A Home Patented Oct. 13, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE I CRAYON HOLDER Frank V. Orling, Klamath Falls, Oreg. Application October 6, 1941 Serial No. 413,848

6 Claims.

character of simple and practical construction,

which is efficient and reliable in performance, relatively inexpensive to manufacture, and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout and in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view.

Figure 2 is a similar view taken at right angles to Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary vertical sectional View taken substantially on a line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view taken substantially on a line 4"4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of one of the clamping plates, and

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the follower.

Referring now to the drawings in detail wherein for the purpose of illustration I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 5 designates a hollow tubular handle in which the crayon 6 is slidably mounted for projecting from one end of the handle, said end of the handle having a beading 1 formed with slits 8 to provide a plurality of inturned fingers 9 for frictionally gripping the crayon. The handle 5 is of substantially square shape in cross-section and formed on two opposite sides thereof with longitudinally extending slots 10 in which is slid: ably mounted a transversely extending bolt ll, the bolt being inserted through openings l2 formed in a pair of arcuate clamping plates l3 positioned at opposite sides of the crayon. The head M of the bolt engages a washer l5 positioned in one of the slots l0 and a wing nut I6 is threaded on the other end of the bolt and is positioned in the other of said slots.

The bolt II also extends through openings I! in a follower l8 having a V-shaped notch I19 in its lower end, pressure of the wing nut drawing the sides of the notch toward each other to permit clamping engagement of the plates with the opposite sides of the crayon.

The corners of the handle are formed with interrupted threads 2|] with which the threads 2| within a collar 22 are engaged for feeding the collar longitudinally of the handle upon rotation of said collar.

The clamping plates and follower are also provided with aligned openings 23-23 for receiving transverse pins or screws 2424 projecting through the slots and positioned respectively above and below the collar 22 for engaging the pins and actuating the follower longitudinally of the handle.

In the upper end of the handle 5 is inserted the end of a handle extension 25 which is secured in position in the hollow handle by a transversely extending pin 26.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that the clamping plates I3 and bolt H serve to securely connect the crayon to the follower, whereby the longitudinal movement of the follower in the handle through the manipulation of the collar 22 will serve to feed the crayon from the end of the handle.

It is believed the details of construction, manner of operation and advantages of the device will be readily understood from the foregoing without further detailed explanation.

Having thus described the invention what I claim is:

1. A crayon holder comprising a tube adapted to hold a crayon for slidably feeding the crayon from one end of the tube, a follower in the tube, a clamping device connecting the inner end of the crayon to the follower, said clamping device beingadjustable into and out of clamping engagement from a position outwardly of the tube, and a screw feed for the follower.

2. A crayon holder comprising a tube adapted to hold a crayon for slidably feeding the crayon from one end of the tube, a follower in the tube, a clamping device connecting the inner end of the crayon to the follower, said clamping device being adjustable into and out of clamping engagement from a position outwardly of the tube, said tube being of square shape in cross-secti0n, interrupted threads at the corners of the tube, and a collar threaded on the tube and connected to the follower for actuating the latter.

3. A crayon holder comprising a tube adapted to hold a crayon for slidably feeding the crayon from one end of the tube, a follower in the tube, a clamping device connecting the inner end of the crayon to the follower, said clamping device being adjustable into and out of clamping engagement from a position outwardly of the tube, said tube being of square shape in cross-section, interrupted threads at the corners of the tube, a collar threaded on the tube, and transverse pins carried by the follower and positioned respectively above and below the collar for operatively connecting the follower to the collar.

4. A crayon holder comprising a tube adapted to hold a crayon for slidably feeding the crayon from one end of the tube, a followerinthe tube, said tube having longitudinal slots therein, a pair of clamping plates connecting the follower to the crayon, said follower having a bifurcated end adjacent the crayon, a bolt inserted through;the plates and transversely through said bifurcated end of the follower, said bolt being-slidablefin the slots, a wing nut on one end of-the bolt,-a collar threaded on the tube, and transverse pins 10 l the cr,ayon from a position outwardly of. the screw,

and feed means on the screw for the follower.

6. A crayon holder comprising a tubular screw adapted to hold a crayon for slidably feeding the same from one end of the tube, a follower in the screw, means connecting the inner end of the crayon to the fol1ower, and feed means for the --follower-carried by the screw.

FRANK V. ORLING. 

